Brown wants to stay with United

Wes Brown, the Manchester United defender, has said he wants to stay at Old Trafford after speculation linking him with a move to Middlesbrough or Newcastle United. Brown has lost his place since the emergence of Nemanja Vidic's central defensive partnership with Rio Ferdinand but he made it clear he still saw his future being at the club.

"I'm a Manchester lad and Old Trafford is still the only place for me," said Brown. "My contract runs to 2008 and I would love to see out my career at United. I've no intention of going anywhere else."

Sunderland's manager, Roy Keane, has returned to his former club to sign the Manchester United defender Jonny Evans on loan. The 19-year-old has moved to the Stadium of Light for the remainder of the season and because of the Black Cats' injury problems could make his debut against Preston North End on Saturday.

The former Manchester United winger Luke Chadwick has been signed by Norwich City from Stoke City for £200,000.

Chadwick, 26, had been on loan since November and enjoyed an eventful debut against Ipswich Town, opening the scoring before suffering a knee injury which has ruled him out of action since.

Norwich's manager, Peter Grant, said it would be about four weeks before Chadwick plays a first-team game for the club.